Open AccessON RHETORICAL POTENTIAL OF “NATIVE-ALIEN” DICHOTOMY
Author(s) -
Бондарева Анна Александровна
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik udmurtskogo universiteta. istoriâ i filologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2454
pISSN - 2412-9534
DOI - 10.35634/2412-9534-2019-29-3-471-476
Subject(s) - rhetorical question , alien , opposition (politics) , rhetoric , adversary , persuasion , binary opposition , rhetorical device , element (criminal law) , epistemology , sociology , political science , aesthetics , law , social psychology , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , computer security , psychology , politics , citizenship
In the following article we make an attempt to observe a “native-alien” dichotomy from the viewpoint of rhetoric. This binary opposition is an indispensable element of collective outlook and it reveals strong connection with the image of “friend” and “enemy”. Public speeches and propaganda materials from different time periods make it possible to suggest that this opposition can be executed in two ways: the gap between “natives” and “aliens” can be narrowed (construction of the image of “friend”) or widened (construction of the image of “enemy”). In our work we tried to identify rhetorical mechanisms behind these processes and provide their description. The diversity of research material allows to make a conclusion that identified strategies can be used in various situations and can serve as tools for persuasion, propaganda and manipulation.